Here's why you should root for Sang-Moon Bae at the Barclays today:

With a reward of $10 million, the FedEx Cup is not an endeavor taken lightly by its participants. Conversely, it's not the end of the world for those who fall short of victory. The Barclays' entire field has tour cards for next season -- which, in golf's new format, means the second week of October -- so, no matter the outcome, all have the chance to tee it up this autumn. Well, almost all of them. Following a lengthy court battle with his home country, PGA Tour player Sang-Moon Bae lost his appeal of a South Korean law that mandates military service. After the FedEx Cup, Bae will have to enlist for a two-year stint. When the ruling came down in July, Bae told Golf Digest's Tim Rosaforte that he had "mixed emotions" on the topic. "You know, I just hope I will play good when I come back," Bae said to Rosaforte. "Because I really love golf and playing on the PGA Tour." Worse...